{"id":12220,"date":"2017-02-27T10:01:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T15:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=12220"},"modified":"2018-05-18T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T17:15:48","slug":"john-cooper-discusses-the-shack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2017\/02\/john-cooper-discusses-the-shack.html","title":{"rendered":"Lead Singer of Skillet Discusses &#8216;The Shack&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Cooper, lead singer and bassist of the Christian rock band Skillet, sat down and discussed his thoughts on the movie &#8216;The Shack&#8217; and the song &#8216;Stars&#8217; Skillet made for the movie. Cooper talks about how he believes the movie has great biblical truths and will inspire Christians everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Shack,&#8217; based on the novel with the same name by William P. 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Starring Hollywood A-listers such as Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, and Tim McGraw,\u00a0&#8216;The Shack&#8217; will be released in theaters on March 3rd.<\/p>\n<p>To buy Skillet&#8217;s new song, find it on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/shack-music-from-inspired-by-original-motion-picture\/id1198257606\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/1wbwOQ8q-JQ7E9OVB.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"340\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Cooper, lead singer and bassist of the Christian rock band Skillet, sat down and discussed his thoughts on the movie &#8216;The Shack&#8217; and the song &#8216;Stars&#8217; Skillet made for the movie. 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